A Manitoba judge whose nude photos were posted online by her husband without her knowledge says her subsequent disciplinary hearing was like being repeatedly sexually assaulted.

Former Manitoba judge Lori Douglas says it was like 'torture' knowing Canadian Judicial Council staff were viewing nude photos of her as part of the hearing.

Lori Douglas, who was associate chief justice when the explicit photos of her came to light, spoke to Canadian Lawyer magazine about the process.

Douglas is quoted as saying that knowing staff with the Canadian Judicial Council were viewing the photos as part of the hearing was like "torture that's inflicted in war on women."

"It hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt like agony when I had to be interviewed by people who had looked at them," she is quoted as saying in the cover story of the magazine.

In the article, Douglas said she feels that had she been a man, the reaction to the photos would have been different. Douglas said she did nothing wrong and the council should have defended her rather than drag her through a messy disciplinary hearing.

"But nobody spoke up for me," Douglas is quoted as saying. "If I had been a man whose wife was taking pictures, the CJC would have said, 'Poor Joe. He's married to a wing nut."'

Douglas could not be reached for comment by The Canadian Press and her lawyer did not return a message.

Johanna Laporte, spokeswoman for the judicial council, said the article is still being "read and considered" by staff. She said she wasn't sure whether the council would respond to the issues raised by Douglas.

The disciplinary hearing revolved around allegations that Douglas failed to disclose the photos when she applied to become a judge in 2004 and that the pictures could undermine public confidence in the justice system.